TÜBİTAK 2247 – C STAR – Intern Researcher Scholarship Programme
Welcome to Our New Researh Interns!
Four of our medical students are awarded the 2247-C STAR – Undergraduate Intern Reseracher Scholarship Program.
The STAR Program is prepared by TÜBİTAK to help undergraduate students to gain hands-on research experience and to take their first steps into the science ecosystem. This year, 12,709 students applied to this project-based scholarship program. 1,500 undergraduate students from 145 different universities, studying at Engineering and Natural Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences, and Medical faculties were accepted to the STAR program.
| Students | Faculty | The Project | Project Coordinator |
| Ahmet Kayhan KORKUSUZ | Turkish School of Medicine, Second Year | Production of Recombinant MYDGF Protein: Investigation of Its Efficacy and Effects on Neurodegenerative Diseases | Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul KILIÇ |
| Nazende Yağmur UYSAL | Turkish School of Medicine, Second Year | Production of Recombinant MYDGF Protein: Investigation of Its Efficacy and Effects on Neurodegenerative Diseases | Prof. Dr. Ertuğrul KILIÇ |
| İlayda Ceren SURUR | Turkish School of Medicine, Second Year | Build A Sars-Cov-2 Surveillance System Using Sewage Sludge Monitoring From A Community Health Perspective | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Özlem GÜVEN |
| Ardahan ÖZDENBOYACI | Turkish School of Medicine, Third Year | In vitro and In vivo Investigation of the Effects and Mechanisms of the Nuclear Receptor Rev-Erb’/ß on Cell Life with a Proteomic Approach | Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mustafa Çağlar BEKER |
The awarded students will be able to work with their project coordinators for the next six months. They will experience the lab environment and acquire a basis for being a scientist. Additionally, they will be getting a monthly scholarship from TÜBİTAK during the project.